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I Tried Haitian Food on Pizza. It Was Perfect.

You can pair it with a pina colada, too

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Matt Meltzer
Oct 30, 2025
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Photo by Carlos Miller

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I remember growing up there were two styles of pizza: Delivery and Frozen. Anything beyond that was reserved for fancy dinners in restaurants that had stuff like pebble ice and sneeze guards. Now? It seems like every city with a population over 12 has its own style of pizza, which usually comes with some disgusting-sounding local twist. “Have you tried Bismark Style pizza? It comes topped with ground coyote and yak cheese!”

One style I had not seen before was Kreyol-style pizza, a Haitian delicacy I’m happy to report is better than about 90% of the American regional styles I’ve encountered. I discovered it at 1804 Haitian Pizza, which is curiously sandwiched between two of Miami’s restaurants-of-the-moment Edan Bistro and Cotoa. Inside, they’ve found a genius way to introduce Americans to the island-nation’s little-known cuisine: Putting it on pizza. And the result is one of the most inventive, delicious hidden gems I’ve…

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